(a) whether the Union Government have received the proposal from the State
Governments for increasing the Central contribution in respect of payments required to be
made to the farmers affected with crop failures under the Rashtriya Krishi Bima Yojana:
(b) if so, the details of the proposal received from Maharashtra and other State
Governments; and
(c) the decision taken by the Union Government thereon?
MINISTER OF STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
(SHRI SBPBK SATYANARAYANA RAO)
(a) & (b): Yes, Sir. Some States, including Maharashtra, have suggested changes in
the financial implications including pattern of sharing between the Central and State
Governments under National Agricultural Insurance Scheme (NAIS). These are:
1. The sharing pattern between Government of India and State Government should be
continued as 2:1 as against 1:1 under NAIS.
2. The creation of `Corpus Fund` is not justifiable and may be dropped.
3. Administrative expenditure for implementation of the scheme should be borne by the
Government of India.
4. The expenditure on crop cutting experiments and other incidental expenditure should
be shared between Government of India and State Government in the ratio of 2:1.
5. The sunset arrangements for taking away the benefit of subsidised premium to small
and marginal farmers need reconsideration.
(c): The suggestions given by the State Governments would be considered at the time of
review of the scheme.